cma-european-art: Study for “An Apotheosis of a Saint” (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan), Sebast
cma-european-art: Study for “An Apotheosis of a Saint” (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan), Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1695, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and SculptureThis sketch represents an apotheosis, or a rise to heaven, of a saint. However, the precise identity of the figure remains unknown, since documents describing the commission have not yet been discovered, and the military costume does not sufficiently distinguish him.Size: Framed: 96.5 x 81.9 x 6.4 cm (38 x 32 ¼ x 2 ½ in.); Unframed: 78.5 x 62.8 cm (30 7/8 x 24 ¾ in.)Medium: oil on canvashttps://clevelandart.org/art/1980.39 -- source link
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